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A strap slung across the forehead or the chest to support a load carried on the back.

A strap by which a pack is carried across a portage or through the woods.

A strap placed across a man’s forehead to assist him in carrying a pack on his back.

A strap used to carry objects tied to its ends by placing the broadened or cushioned middle of the strap over the head just behind the forehead.